Fairfax, California - Basic Facts

The Town of Fairfax
had
a population of 7,639 as of July 1, 2018.
Fairfax ranks in
the lower quartile for Diversity Index
when compared to the other cities, towns and Census Designated Places (CDPs) in California. See peer rankings below.

The primary coordinate point for Fairfax is located at latitude 37.9884 and longitude -122.5951 in Marin County.
The formal boundaries for the Town of Fairfax (see map below) encompass a land area of 2.2 sq. miles and a water area of 0 sq. miles.
Marin County is in the Pacific time zone (GMT -8). The elevation is 112 feet.

The Town of Fairfax (GNIS ID: 2412609) has a C1 Census Class Code which indicates an active incorporated place that does not serve as a county subdivision equivalent. It also has a Functional Status Code of "A" which identifies an active government providing primary general-purpose functions.

California is one of 20 states where Census County Divisions (CCDs) are used for statistical tracking of subdivisions within each county. The Town of Fairfax is located within Ross Valley CCD of Marin County.

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Fairfax, CA Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2018)

POPULATION

Total Population

7,639

Population in Households

7,624

Population in Familes

5,478

Population in Group Qrtrs

15

Population Density2

3,467

Diversity Index3

33

INCOME

Median Household Income

$112,388

Average Household Income

$155,614

Per Capita Income

$69,234

HOUSING

Total Housing Units

3,594 (100%)

Owner Occupied HU

2,132 (59.3%)

Renter Occupied HU

1,295 (36.0%)

Vacant Housing Units

167 ( 4.6%)

Median Home Value

$876,814

Average Home Value

$947,046

HOUSEHOLDS

Total Households

3,427

Average Household Size

2.22

Family Households

1,954

Average Family Size

3

NOTES

Demographics are point estimates for July 1st of the current year and each for the forecast years. See References for more information.

Population Density = Total Population per square mile.

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

2010-2018

2018-2023

Population

0.32%

0.3%

Households

0.17%

0.21%

Families

0.5%

0.21%

Median Household Income

2.91%

Per Capita Income

3.22%

Fairfax, CA - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Fairfax to the other 1,516 incorporated cities, towns and CDPs in California by rank and percentile using July 1, 2018 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.